Firecracker accidents kill five across state
Jaipur, Nov. 11 -- At least five people died due to burn injuries sustained in accidents during Diwali celebrations over two days across the state, officials said on Tuesday, adding that Jaipur recorded 82 incidents of fires and Ajmer recorded over 40 incidents.
In Pali, a Congress councillor and three members of her family were killed after a fire triggered by sparks from a stray firework swept through their cosmetics shop and trapped them inside it on Sunday, while an eight-year-old boy and a 12-year-old boy were killed in Jodhpur and Bikaner districts respectively after bursting crackers without the necessary precautions on Monday, they added.
The deceased in the incident in Pali's Falna town were identified as Congress councillor Usha Poonamia (68), her husband Prakash Poonamia (70) and his elder brother Gautam Poonamia (73). Falna SHO Panna Ram said Usha died of smoke inhalation after rushing into the shop to control the blaze, while her husband was trapped inside the shop.
"Gautam, who suffered around 65% burns while attempting to rescue the couple, died during treatment in Jodhpur on Monday," he said. Firefighters took nearly three hours to control the blaze, which destroyed three shops in total.
In Bikaner's Charanwala village, nine-year-old Laxmanram died after a "sutli bomb" firecracker exploded against his chest while he was bursting firecrackers outside his house. "The explosion caused a deep chest wound. The boy was referred to PBM Hospital in Bikaner, where he succumbed to his injuries," said Bajju SHO Chandrajeet Singh Bhati.
In Bundi, 12-year-old Sajan died on Monday after placing an inverted steel glass over a firecracker outside his house near Nanakpuriya intersection.
Meanwhile, Jaipur's Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital treated 112 patients for firecracker-related injuries, including 51 with burns and 61 with eye injuries. Hospital officials said 13 required admission, including 11 with eye injuries and two with burns. Around 20 burn patients were also reported at Jaipuria Hospital, although some were subsequently referred to SMS Hospital.
In Alwar, 12-year-old Class 5 student Dilkhush Yadav suffered severe injuries to both eyes after firecracker powder exploded while he was handling it in the NEB Char Batta locality on Tuesday morning. Doctors at Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital reportedly assessed the burns to his eyes at around 90% and referred him to Jaipur.
In Kotputli, five-year-old Kartik suffered severe burns and a jaw injury after a firecracker exploded in his mouth. Government BDM Hospital trauma nursing in-charge Shriram Saradhana said "the child was referred to Jaipur in critical condition after receiving first aid."
Jaipur Chief Fire Officer Gautam Lal said the city recorded 82 fires, including 54 involving thatched roofs, nine each in warehouses and shops, six in houses, three in temples and one involving a vehicle.
Ajmer reported over 40 fire incidents over two days, while Didwana-Kuchaman recorded three incidents in total....
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